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Q: Is it possible to uninstall & reinstall iTunes and not have to redo all of my playlists etc.?

Is it possible to uninstall & reinstall iTunes and not have to redo all of my playlists etc.?

 

I updated iTunes and the installation failed and now I cannot open iTunes.  The fix is to unistall and reinstall iTunes but I don't want to have to redo all of my playlists and things.

Windows Vista

Posted on Jan 26, 2014 4:59 PM

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Q: Is it possible to uninstall & reinstall iTunes and not have to redo all of my playlists etc.?

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  • by Sumesh_22,

    Sumesh_22 Sumesh_22 Jan 26, 2014 5:04 PM in response to JD4571
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    Jan 26, 2014 5:04 PM in response to JD4571

    Do not worry all your Data including Playlist, etc. will remain as it is.

     

    Do the following:

    • Uninstall from Windows the following five programs: iTunes, Apple Software Update, Apple Mobile Device Support, Bonjour and Apple Application Support. You do this from an applet in Control Panel called Programs & Features (in Windows 8, 7, or Vista) or Add or Remove Programs (in Windows XP).
    • Download the latest version of iTunes from Apple and note the location you're saving it to so you can find it once it's done.
    • Run the iTunes installation as an administrator, just Right click iTunes installer and Run as Administrator.

     

    Note : If you are unable to Remove Apple Mobile Device Support you can skip that.